Classic Time Team
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- S9 E1 - London's First BridgeJanuary 6, 200249minAt low tide on the foreshore of the Thames, near Vauxhall Bridge in central London, a series of timber stumps is visible. How old are they, and what was their purpose? Time Team have the task of finding out before the stumps are destroyed forever. Post holes would indicate a dry land building, while piles (pointed stakes driven into the ground) would indicate a structure above the river.Join Prime
- S9 E2 - The Roman's PanicJanuary 13, 200249minTime Team visits Ancaster, to which their resident Roman expert, Guy, recently moved. The town has yielded numerous finds as well as a cemetery with several sarcophagi. The church of Ancaster is also well known for a Roman inscription dedicated to the deity Viridius. One question the team wants to tackle concerns why the Romans built a defensive system around the town in the late 3rd century.Join Prime
- S9 E3 - Diving for the ArmadaJanuary 20, 200249minThe team travel to Scotland to investigate the wreck of a ship that may have been of the Spanish armada. As this is a classic case of rescue archaeology, they are joined by the Archaeological Diving Unit, whose director explains why this exercise is so important. Both Phil and Tony do some diving. With the help of marine archaeologist Mark Lawrence, John uses a magnetometer to survey the seabed.Join Prime
- S9 E4 - The Naughty MonasteryJanuary 27, 200249minThe team are invited to investigate the officers' mess of a military base in Bedfordshire, once home to monks and nuns of a 14th century Gilbertine Order. This structure was unlike most others of its time, as it was an experiment in unisex living. Jenni of Time Team volunteers to live like a nun during the dig, and is initiated by nunnery expert Roberta Gilchrist.Join Prime
- S9 E5 - The Furnace in the CellarFebruary 2, 200249minThe team head for a pub in Leighton whose cellar contains the remains of a blast furnace once used for smelting iron. When Tony arrives, test pits are already being dug, and Geophysics are busy surveying the car park. They are joined by Paul Belford from Ironbrige Gorge Museum; and Jonathan Roberts shows Phil how to make a triangular charcoal clamp similar to those used in the 17th century.Join Prime
- S9 E6 - An Ermine Street PubFebruary 10, 200249minIt's been 40 years since amateur archaeologists dug up Roman remains near Ermine Street. Time Team tell the story of the original excavation, using the detailed plan to conduct their own investigation. They believe the site's proximity to the road is the key to this dig, finding a brewery and possibly a pub. The brewing process is described by ancient technology expert Peter J. Reynolds.Join Prime
- S9 E7 - Iron-Age MarketFebruary 17, 200249minTwo massive hill forts on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall have never been excavated. In fact, no major Cornish Iron Age site has ever been investigated. Time Team have been given the tall order of making some sense of these two sites, but the sites are so huge that the team will have to be very selective. Re-enactor David Freeman demonstrates a slingshot, a simple but effective weapon.Join Prime
- S9 E8 - Siege House in ShropshireFebruary 24, 200249minThe owners of a Tudor house want Time Team to investigate a bloody confrontation between the Roundheads and Cavaliers during the English Civil War, 350 years ago. In front of the house are four mysterious arches. Could they be relics of an older, medieval building, which apparently stood here for centuries before the present building?Join Prime
- S9 E9 - A Prehistoric AirfieldMarch 3, 200249minHoping to uncover Bronze Age burials, the team descends on a disused airfield. While initial finds suggest the Iron Age, geophysics shows plenty of circles and some larger rectangular enclosures, suggesting something much older. Jacqui Wood makes prehistoric cheese and cooks a fish stew. Bronze Age enthusiast Francis Pryor gets excited about some faint track marks.Join Prime
- S9 E10 - A Lost Roman CityMarch 10, 200249minThe people of Castleford believe there is a Roman city beneath them, and several past digs have proven it to be true. Past discoveries include leather shoes, samian ware bowls, and jewelry. There is certainly a vicus, a domestic settlement, next to a fort. The team are also expecting to unearth some major buildings, and even a Roman road, Dere Street.Join Prime
- S9 E11 - Every Castle Needs a LordMarch 17, 200249minThe medieval castle of Beaudesert suddenly vanished without trace, leaving a single stone on top of a mound. The people want to know what it looked like. Built by the de Montforts in the early 12th century, "The Mount" is a popular beauty spot, but has suffered from erosion. Using authentic tools, bowyer Steve Ralphs makes a medieval longbow, which is tested against a crossbow of a similar period.Join Prime
- S9 E12 - Steptoe Et FiliusMarch 24, 200249minLocal archaeologist Kevin Trott discovered Roman remains in a trench being dug for a water pipe. Unfortunately, the trench had to be closed, and now Time Team are having trouble finding it. While Phil and the diggers look for the original trench, a full-scale field-walking exercise reveals many finds, both Roman and Iron Age; including a lot of bronze jewelry seeming to show industrial activity.Join Prime
- S9 E13 - Seven Buckets and a BuckleMarch 31, 200249minA Byzantine brass bucket, one of only 11 in the world, was found during a three-day live dig in a Saxon cemetery. Time Team are now returning to find out more about the people who lived and died here. Using authentic techniques, Ray Walton replicates a brass bucket, complete with inscriptions and silvering, from scratch.Join Prime
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